Hoyer Supports Lawsuit to Keep FBI Project in Prince George’s
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer has expressed support for Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and Prince George’s County’s lawsuit to stop the Trump administration’s attempt to sabotage the new FBI headquarters project in Greenbelt and redirect over $1 billion in congressionally appropriated funding to a different location.
The lawsuit challenges the administration’s July 2025 decision to abandon the lawfully selected Greenbelt site in favor of the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC – a location that violates specific instructions that Congress established by law.
“Instead of working with Team Maryland to proceed with the FBI’s new headquarters in Greenbelt, President Trump and FBI Director Patel are trying to redirect funding Congress appropriated for the project and crowd the agency into the 30-year-old Ronald Reagan building in DC. In doing so they are openly defying Congress, the law, and the Constitution. Crucially, the Trump administration is undermining the FBI and its vital law enforcement and national security mission by continuing to deprive it of a secure, consolidated facility. I commend Attorney General Brown for his leadership in holding the Trump administration accountable for trying to ditch this project to the detriment of the American people,” Rep. Hoyer said.
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“Maryland earned the new FBI headquarters through a fair and transparent selection process that took more than 10 years – a rigorous evaluation that identified Greenbelt as the site best suited to meet the FBI’s security, operational space, and mission needs,” said Attorney General Brown. “Now, the Trump administration wants to undermine that process, ignore the law, and divert more than $1 billion meant for a purpose-built headquarters – redirecting it instead to a nearly 30-year-old building unfit to accommodate the Bureau. We will not let the Trump administration strip away what Prince George’s County won and deny its communities the transformative benefits this project would bring.”
“The problem with the current FBI building is that it’s too old, too small, and too exposed. So what does the president do? He moves the FBI to another building that is too old, too small, and too exposed,” said Gov. Wes Moore. “Trump’s actions aren’t just illegal, they lack common sense. And his foolishness will put law enforcement in jeopardy. Greenbelt has been, and still is, the best home for the FBI.”
Maryland and Prince George’s County made commitments to secure the FBI headquarters, including over $300 million for transportation infrastructure, parking facilities, and other improvements, based on the promise of high-paying jobs and the economic development the project was expected to bring, Rep. Hoyer said.
However, in July 2025, the FBI and GSA abruptly announced they had selected the Ronald Reagan Building, a nearly 30-year-old facility in Washington, DC, that was never among the three congressionally selected sites. In the lawsuit filed Nov. 6, Maryland and Prince George’s County allege that the Trump administration provided no explanation for discarding the careful selection process – which identified Greenbelt as the best option for transit accessibility, cost-effectiveness, and positive community impact – conducted no consultations with Maryland as required by federal law, and violated explicit congressional directives limiting the site selection to the three specified suburban locations. Maryland and Prince George’s County also challenge the administration’s plans to redirect the funds Congress designated for the Greenbelt project.
Congressman Hoyer is chair of the Regional Leadership Council.
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